Porpoises are often confused with dolphins as being one and the same when in fact they don’t have as much in common as people might think. Dolphins and porpoises are both air-breathing, warm blooded marine mammals and they both belong to the same scientific order Cetacea. They are fu

Cardigan Bay dolphins: Safe and Sound? Recent plans by ENI UK to conduct seismic surveys in St. George’s Channel and Cardigan Bay, West Wales have caused nationwide controversy. The proposed plans to survey for oil and natural gas sometime between June and September 2019 include areas

It is 8:30 am and Sightings Officer Chiara, three Orca Watch volunteers and many other wildlife enthusiasts are boarding the John O’Groats ferries sailing all the way to Burwick and back to record the presence of marine mammals (cetaceans and pinnipeds) crossing the Pentland Fir

Every year, we recruit seven Research Interns (RI) for every research period (4 x 7 week blocks) as well as one Education and Outreach Assistant (EA), and one Research Assistant (RA). Applications close in January for RI and RA positions, and in February for EA. Please read individual

On Monday 8th October, myself and the other interns were very happy and lucky to see two harbour porpoises feeding off the pier in New Quay, Wales. We of course love seeing the Bottlenose dolphins, but because harbour porpoises are very shy in nature and do not like being too close to